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Electoral wardE05014232

Kendal Highgate ward, Westmorland and Furness

Kendal Highgate is one of 33 electoral wards of Westmorland and Furness Council (North West). At the 2021 Census it had 5,949 residents in 2,830 households — 3,616 people per km², the 21st largest of the council's wards by population. It lies in the Westmorland and Lonsdale constituency.

Residents, 20215,949council ward average 6,866
Households2,8302.1 residents per household
Density3,616/ km²about 1.65 km² · Westmorland and Furness 60
Aged 65+21.0%Westmorland and Furness: 25.7% · under 16: 15.7%
Census 2021

Age of residents

0–44.2% · 252
5–94.7% · 282
10–156.7% · 400
16–194.2% · 248
20–244.8% · 287
25–3412.5% · 746
35–4919.4% · 1,153
50–6422.4% · 1,331
65–7411.8% · 701
75–846.3% · 375
85+2.9% · 174

Car or van availability

Share of households.

No car or van26.1% · 738
1 car or van46.3% · 1,311
2 cars or vans21.3% · 604
3 or more6.3% · 177
Census 2021

Housing tenure

Share of households; Westmorland and Furness overall: 71.6% owned, 10.7% social rented, 17.1% private rented.

Owned outright34.4% · 972
With mortgage23.4% · 662
Shared ownership0.7% · 21
Social rented19.8% · 561
Private rented21.4% · 604
Lives rent free0.3% · 8

Type of home

Detached house11.9% · 338
Semi-detached house28.6% · 810
Terraced house29.1% · 823
Purpose-built flat21.6% · 610
Converted house2.9% · 81
Other conversion3.8% · 107
Above shop / office2.0% · 57
Caravan, mobile0.1% · 4
Electoral geography

Ward facts

Ward code (GSS)
E05014232
Region
North West
Density rank in council
1 of 33

Parishes in the ward

Kendal

Other wards in the same constituency

AAppleby and Brough29.4% aged 65+ · 71.3% owned5,985BBowness and Lyth28.2% aged 65+ · 67.2% owned3,836CConiston and Hawkshead33.1% aged 65+ · 64.4% owned3,179EEamont and Shap27.7% aged 65+ · 70.8% owned4,214EEden and Lyvennet Vale26.7% aged 65+ · 74.8% owned5,656GGrange and Cartmel37.0% aged 65+ · 76.7% owned10,429GGreystoke and Ullswater29.2% aged 65+ · 75.6% owned4,237KKendal Castle28.6% aged 65+ · 83.6% owned6,057KKendal Nether22.6% aged 65+ · 69.3% owned6,507KKendal South30.0% aged 65+ · 79.9% owned6,312KKendal Strickland and Fell20.7% aged 65+ · 62.2% owned6,630KKirkby Stephen and Tebay28.6% aged 65+ · 70.3% owned4,970LLevens and Crooklands30.6% aged 65+ · 81.4% owned3,843SSedbergh and Kirkby Lonsdale28.2% aged 65+ · 72.6% owned8,015

All 33 wards of Westmorland and Furness

Census 2021: Office for National Statistics via Nomis (TS001, TS006, TS007B, TS041, TS044, TS045, TS054) · ward lookups: ONS Open Geography Portal · Open Government Licence v3.0Census figures for this ward as published on 2022 ward boundaries, which still apply.